AWB Chapter 674, Issue 1, Page 27
Chapter 674, Issue 1, Page 27
Clementi performed for the third time.
Countless people from the Western Continent still eagerly await their return.
Many people from other continents also became her fans tonight.
The hundreds of millions of new followers on Weibo have already demonstrated just how much musical charm a singer who can be featured in music textbooks possesses.
Since she chose challenging tracks for her first two songs, her third song, even if not more difficult, should be of the same level.
Clementia did not disappoint the audience.
The third song is indeed more difficult to sing.
The song is taken from a famous opera excerpt from the West Coast, requiring the singer to continuously produce extremely high notes within six minutes. This excerpt is also known as the 'West Coast's most difficult coloratura soprano aria'.
At the beginning, Clefia played very steadily.
Even the most layman can hear the various high-level techniques contained in the singing.
However, at the climax of the song, Clementia suddenly cracked her voice, causing her to sing the next line a little off-key.
Although she managed to sing the entire song with feigned composure, the glaring mistake still marred the performance.
[What a pity, she sang exceptionally well.]
[Did I hear that right? Clementia's voice cracked?]
[Cleifia sang this excerpt when she was younger; she might really have to lower the key now.]
Being too old definitely has its disadvantages.
[If it were just out of tune, I might not even notice, but the cracked voice is too obvious.]
……
Clementa lifted her skirt and bowed in thanks.
She showed no sign of panic from beginning to end, as if the mistake she made just now had never happened.
The guests in the lounge didn't say anything, but they were all secretly admiring him.
As expected of someone over fifty who has seen it all, this little thing is nothing to him.
After her, Chen Yubai took the stage.
Cleefia's mistake didn't cause a huge uproar in his heart, but his emotions began to fluctuate.
Sander patted him on the shoulder: "Isn't this a good time to relax? Why do you look more nervous?"
Xiao Liu pondered: "It's like the previous person suddenly made a mistake, catching you off guard? Like dominoes, once one falls, the others might have 'inertia'."
After saying that, he quickly handed over the thermos: "Brother Chen, you mustn't let me down... Ah, no, I should say, don't overthink it, just do it the same as the previous two times."
Chen Yubai nodded: "I'm actually more worried about the third song we chose tonight..."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Liu was immediately horrified:
"Oh my god, didn't you make up your mind? Sister Mei advised you several times but you never considered changing. Now that you want to change, it's too late!"
"Peace of mind."
Chen Yubai was amused by his exaggerated expression and laughed.
"Since I promised Sister Mei that I wouldn't regret it, I won't think about changing the song."
I'm just a little worried.
Looking at the previous ones, Metallica brought out their signature songs, Dolly went all out, Shawn surprised everyone, and Clementine even chose a classic opera excerpt, making the difficulty level skyrocket.
But the song he chose seemed a bit out of place?
Chen Yubai rubbed his temples, gradually suppressing the turmoil of 'wavering' rising in his heart.
At the same time, Chang Yun in the VIP room was also talking about Chen Yubai.
"Chen was bound to be nervous following Cleifia on stage, but now he can finally breathe a sigh of relief."
These are things that can only be said in private.
If other people, especially Cleefia's fans, were to hear this, it would inevitably spark a war of words.
Lu Wantang shook her head: "That's not necessarily true."
"He might be even more nervous, because even Clementa made a mistake, so he might feel that the probability of him making a mistake has increased."
"Indeed, whether he's nervous or not depends on what Xiao Chen thinks. This is a subjective factor that affects the competition, and we can't interfere with it."
After finishing his sentence, Chang Yun changed the subject: "You've prepared quite a few new songs for Xiao Chen. Which one is he most likely to choose in the third round of the competition?"
What does Brother Yun think?
"Slow-paced ballads will probably be eliminated. It's already the third round of the competition. If we want to win, we need to sing something passionate and energetic. As for the language, it has to be the common language of the Western Continent. It's the most common language used by people from the Western Continent, and this is the Western Continent."
Lu Wantang nodded as she listened: "I agree with Brother Yun's deduction about the song's style."
"Does that mean the language is wrong?" Chang Yun asked, puzzled.
He just guessed at the style of the song.
As for the language, he had no idea that Chen Yubai would use a language other than other common languages.
"So what language would he use? Japanese? Korean? French? Or Russian? I don't think he would use any of those. Why wouldn't he choose a common language?"
"It is a common language."
Lu Wantang interrupted Chang Yun.
"But it won't be the common language of the Western Continent."
It is the common language of Earth.
Chang Yun's immediate reaction was: "How is that possible—"
Just as he was questioning, Chen Yubai had already stepped onto the stage.
The three large characters "Guanshan Wine" appeared before everyone's eyes.
Chang Yun exclaimed in surprise, "It's this song?"
Lu Wantang gave Chen Yubai quite a few new songs, and although Chang Yun had heard them all, he didn't remember them all very well.
After all, there were quite a few of them, and the quality was all about the same; besides, he wasn't the kind of person who could remember everything he saw...
But he truly remembered "Guanshan Wine".
This song is one of the few songs in the universal language of Earth that is in the ancient Chinese style.
He was very puzzled at the time, as "West Continent Voice" didn't seem like a suitable stage for singing this kind of song.
Lu Wantang didn't say much, only that handing over the lyrics and music to Chen Yubai was a way to "test the waters," and that Chen Yubai would choose whatever song he wanted to sing, as he might not be able to sing it himself.
So Chang Yun forgot all about the song.
To his utter surprise, Chen Yubai brought this song to the stage in the very first episode of the show!
"What is he thinking?" Chang Yun frowned slightly.
Not only him, but many viewers couldn't understand it.
They might not be able to guess the specific melody of the song, but just by looking at the title, they can deduce a thing or two.
[The song title is similar in format to the previous song "Snow Flower," but that title could be easily translated into Korean or other languages. This one... seems a bit difficult?]
[This should be a song in the common language of Earth]
[They already lacked home-field advantage, shouldn't they have chosen the common language of the Western Continent at this point?]
[It still feels like a traditional Chinese style song]
What is '古风' (gǔfēng)? Does it mean classical? Could you explain it in more detail? I don't understand it if you just translate it directly.
People from Dongzhou should be more familiar with this.
That song, "Dong Feng Po," is still my number one song on repeat.
[Is it a bit inappropriate to sing traditional Chinese style songs here?]
[Who chose this song? Come out and take your punishment!]
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